Dec. 12 |
When in the company of others, I shall always consider myself the lowest of all, and from the depths of my heart hold others dear and supreme.
– Geshe Langri Tangpa
Reflections On ‘The Eight Verses Of Thought Transformation’ (Part 2...

Dec. 4 |
Determined to obtain the greatest possible benefit from all sentient beings, who are more precious than a wish-fulfilling jewel, I shall hold them most dear at all times.
– Geshe Langri Tangpa
Reflections On ‘The Eight Verses Of Thought Transformation’...

Nov. 27 |
The very shortsighted
must learn to see
much further.
– Shilashanti
The Kukkuravatika Sutta records how Puṇṇa (of the Koliyans), an ox-duty ascetic, and Seniya the naked dog-duty ascetic learnt the error of their ways through the Buddha. Prior...

Nov. 19 |
We as mind and matter,
arose and ceased
in our past lives,
from life to life.
– Nowanden
There might seem to be ‘two’ kinds of impermanence?
The first kind is the arising and ceasing
of all phenomena of mind and matter,
which arise due...

Nov. 8 |
There are four kinds of [karmic] actions
proclaimed by me,
after realising them for myself
with direct knowledge.
– Śākyamuni Buddha
(Kukkuravatika Sutta)
(As paraphrased and extended from the second half of the Kukkuravatika Sutta)
[1] There are dark...

Nov. 1 |
What the Buddhas
think, say and do is
out of perfect compassion
for all sentient beings.
– Simokwang
As recorded in the Abhayarājakumāra Sutta, Prince Abhaya asked the Buddha if he would ever say something disliked or disagreeable by others…...

Oct. 25 |
Like a pure mirror,
experience the pleasant
only clearly as they are,
without any attachment.
– Shilashanti
In the Chappana Sutta, the Buddha gave two analogies… First, suppose a person caught six animals, whom he ties together with a rope, with...

Oct. 11 |
Create not karmic creditors
by harming any.
Be not karmic creditors
by harming any.
– Nowanden
Who are karmic creditors (冤亲债主)? They are those whom we owe karmic debts to, who we have harmed, from whom our negative karma is expressed by bearing...

Sep. 27 |
If even perfect Buddhas and great Bodhisattvas
express themselves
humbly in thought, word and deed,
who are we as ordinary beings
to be proud?
– Shilashanti
The easiest way to carry clothes is to wear them.
The easiest way to carry food is to eat them.
The...